Sorry, Bernie. The Supers are not switching to you.
The Democratic party has Super Delegates in order to ensure that elected Dems and other top Dems have a say in who wins the party's nomination for president. This encourages presidential candidates to build relationships with other Dems.
Say you're a Dem senator from a red state or a swing state. The Dem's nominee for president can either make or break your candidacy for your election. Shouldn't that Dem senator have a say in who gets the nomination. Look at the Senate Republican candidates freaking out over having Donald Trump at the top of their ticket.
Bernie also likes to cite the Supers switching to Obama as it became clear that he had a majority of the delegates prior to the Dem convention in 2008. What he fails to mention is that from 2004 through 2008, Obama campaigned for and raised money for several congressional Dems in the 2006 mid-term which resulted in huge blowout wins for the party in that year. Another example is Elizabeth Warren who fund raises and supports other Dems wherever she can. In contrast, Bernie has not raised a single dime for any other Dem.
Progressive senators like Sherrod Brown, who represents a major swing state, OH, knows this. He's a super delegate, and he supports Hillary. He needs support from the national party to hold onto his seat.
In our system, a president has very limited power to get anything done domestically. S/he needs congress to draft and pass legislation in order to get anything accomplished. You want to make public colleges free? That bill has to originate from the House of Representatives. If you don't have a majority there, it's not going to get done.
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But not from voters?
Fair enough, we'll just have to hope for the best.
